The Magic Mountain (1982)

Movie
Original title	The magic Mountain
Country of production	Germany , Italy , France
original language	German
Publishing year	1982
length	153 minutes
Rod
Director	Hans W. Geißendörfer
script	Hans W. Geißendörfer
production	Franz Seitz
music	Jürgen Knieper
camera	Michael Ballhaus
cut	Peter Przygodda Helga Borsche
occupation
Christoph Eichhorn : Hans Castorp Marie-France Pisier : Clawdia Chauchat Flavio Bucci : Ludovico Settembrini Charles Aznavour : Leo Naphta Rod Steiger : Mynheer Peperkorn Hans Christian Blech : Hofrat Dr, Behrens Alexander Radszun : Joachim Ziemßen Margot Hielscher : Karoline Stöhr Gudrun Gabriel : Miss Marusja Irm Hermann : Miss Engelhart Ann Zacharias : Miss Elly Rolf Zacher : Mr. Wehsal Helmut Griem : James Tienappel Kurt Raab : Dr. Edhin Krokowski Leslie Malton : Hermine Kleefeld Buddy Elias : Mr. Sunshine Monika Ullemeyer : Emerentia ( diminutive waitress ) Werner Eichhorn : Narrator

The Magic Mountain is a literary film adaptation from the year 1982 of the novel of the same name by Thomas Mann . Directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer . The German-French-Italian co-production by the Munich film producer Franz Seitz has a length of 2½ hours in the cinema version and more than double that in the three-part television version.

action

The plot essentially follows that of the novel. In 1907, Hans Castorp, a young Hamburg patrician, visited his cousin, who was suffering from tuberculosis, in a posh sanatorium in the Swiss mountain village of Davos . There the young man is increasingly lost in the morbid world of the place. Yes, he even falls in love with the provocatively beautiful Russian Clawdia Chauchat. He enjoys the sweet, decadent sick life in isolation from the dramatic changes in the lowlands, learns from the Freemason Ludovico Settembrini and the Jesuit Naphta and loses his form, his demeanor more and more. So in the end, although he is not sick, he remains in the isolation of the mysterious place for seven years, until the outbreak of the great war suddenly pulls him and the whole magic mountain society back into reality.

criticism

“Elaborate film adaptation of literature of varying quality, which blurs the great interleaving of topics in Thomas Mann's book of life in favor of ostensible activity. However, only traces remain of the study of the European mental state and the intellectual problems in the first quarter of the 20th century. Particularly noteworthy due to the brilliant performance of the actors and the high level of craftsmanship. "

- Lexicon of international film

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

background

Theatrical releases:

• on February 25, 1982 in Germany
• on August 25, 1982 in Italy
• on August 10, 1983 in France

German premiere of the three-part television version:

• on April 15, 1984 on ZDF

The hotel, which was built in 1882 and was the main location of the film, is located in Leysin , in the Swiss canton of Vaud , above Lake Geneva . It was renovated from 1991 to 2008 and has served as a boarding school (Leysin American School) ever since.

Web links

• The Magic Mountain in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The magic mountain at filmportal.de
• Information from Geißendörfer's official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Magic Mountain. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed December 8, 2012 .  
2. ↑ Leysin American School ( Memento from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Swiss boarding schools - Leysin American School